for halloween i’m dressing up as your children
i’m going to be frank. i don’t particularly like children. in fact, my newest punch line is “me and my three eggs? we’re having SO much fun” (please review season premier of family guy…) i think having children is vain, it’s like tring a new hobby just to see what come of it. like, let’s see what i can make! let see if it’s cute! let’s see if it’s like me! um..let’s not. okay, come to think of it, i don’t dislike children, i dislike irresponsible parents who have raised their children poorly.
but with that in mind, it poses the question: do children determine your success in life? i brought this up to my mom in a conversation recently. If she had never had me, what would her success in life be? at 48, my success is her success. if anyone ever asked her what she did with her life, she’d just point to me.
if you’re in your 40’s and without child, do people look at you a certain way? asked what you’ve done with your life? did you save something? change something? invent something? if not, why were you so busy that your forgot to reproduce. and if the above is the case, someone needs to find me a species of cacti to save or SOMETHING, cause me and my three eggs, we don’t really want to reproduce.
all this children talk? it’s not that i’m knocked up or anything CLOSE, it’s that while i’m always inspired by Michelle’sblog, it’ll always remind me that she’s got a wonderful boyfriend with whom compliments every quirky fantasticness that’s her…..and i….spend a lot of quality time with my DVR. love is hard to find. true companionship is rare- even amongst friends. in the new gray’s anatomy, the old man with the pain level “8″ tells Christina that his wife had died, and he described her “she was my favorite person” how RARE is that? you FAVORITE person? most of can’t even define a favorite COLOR! (green AND black)
the reality is, i might be flying solo for a while. (enter allie mcbeal/sex in the city/crazy single 30’s woman joke here) so i’m planning for my own future, as a single person. (i mean, we plan for our financial future, for why not plan for our personal ones) do i WANT children? i’m not fond of the baby’s daddy idea (i don’t like to share), so do i want to adopt? and if i don’t have children, will i regret it? and will people see me when i’m 48, ask me what i’ve done with my life to only get a shoulder shrug as an answer.
I wish I had a DVR.
Exactly what are the varying degrees of closeness to getting knocked up?
I’m not necessarily convinced that children determine you success in life. I know I might sound corny but I think it all comes down to you as a person. If you are shitty ass person but you got great “successful” kids (highly unlikely) you are still a shitty person. And most people will agree that being a shitty person does not = success. This isn’t very relevant to you, whether you decide to have kids or not, because I think you are a very successful person. You are one of the most passionate, loyal, caring people I know. I admire your creativity, your sense of style and your quirkiness. You are a great friend and an overall awesome person. Now that, is a successful person to me. Miss ya!